The Tiburon is offered with a choice of two engines: a 2.0-litre four-cylinder in the GS and GS with Sport Package, and a 2.7-litre V6 in the GT and GTP. The GS uses a five-speed manual, while the GS with Sport and GT use the five-speed or optional four-speed automatic with manual shift mode. The GTP comes with the four-speed automatic, but can be optioned to a six-speed manual at extra cost.

A powerhouse for its price and configuration when introduced, the Tiburon is showing its age in terms of content, with no available curtain airbags or stability control, and ABS and side airbags included only with the top-line GTP and not available on other models. Better stereos and auxiliary jacks are also becoming de rigueur among younger buyers in this bracket, which the Tiburon lacks. In its favour, the four-cylinder is zippy and the V6 has throaty and aggressive acceleration, there’s a long warranty, and the six-speed manual version still comes in under the $30,000 mark.